Goggles.



G. L. TULLY & P. H. HERBERT.

GOGGLES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3,1914.

1 ,269,981 Patented June 18, 1918 WA MW A TTOR/VEKS UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

GEORGE L. TULLY AND PITT H. HERBERT, OF SilU'IHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS,

ASSIGNOBS T0 AMERICAN OPTICAL COMPANY, OF SOUTHBBIDGFE, MASSACHU- SETTS,A VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

GOGGLES.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 1 119 18, 1918.

Application filed June 3, 1914. Serial No. 842,559.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Gnonor. L. Tour! and Prrr H. HERBERT, citizens ofthe United States residing at Southbrid e, in the county of Worcesterand State 0 Massachusetts, have invented certainnew and usefulImprovements in Goggles,-of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in goggles and has particularreference to an improved form of go gle which may be readily adapted tot e. acial requirements of different wearers.

The leading object of our invention is the provision of an improvedgoggle which may be readily and easily adjusted without the necessity ofthe employment of tools and which may be correctly and satisfactorilyfitted to varying sizes and shapes of faces.

A further ob]ect of our invention is the provision of a gog le whichshall be simple and inexpensive 0 construction, shall permit of greatadjustability and which shall be neat and attractive in appearance.

Another object of our mvention is the provision of a sim le one piececonstruction of combined bri ge, frame and bearing member for a goggle.

Other objects and advantages of our improvement should be readilyapparent by reference to the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, and it will be understood that we maymake any modifications in the specific details of construction shown anddescribed within the scope of the appended claims without departing fromor exceeding the spirit of our invention.

Figure I represents a front elevation 0 one embodiment of our invention.

Fig. II represents a top plan view thereof.

Fig. III represents a sectional view on the line IIII'II of Fig. I.

Fig. IV re resents a front view of a slightly modified construction.

Fig. V represents a sectional view on the line VV of Fig. IV.

Fig. VI represents a fragmentary plan view of the blank for forming ourcombined one piece construction.

Fig. VII represents a sectional view illustrating the blank illustratedin Flg. VI in use.

Fig. VIII rep-resents aview of a slightly different bridge.

either integral therewith or separate therefrom the eye cup portions 3if desired, although .it will be understood that our invention may beemployed simply with the temples or other retainin members 4 forsecuring the device in position and the eye cups 3 may be dispensed withshould this structure prove preferable.

Connecting the said lens engaging frames 2 is our improved brid e membercomprising the central bar portlon 5 bent at its end and extendingreversel in'the portion 6 and having a second bend ormed therein torovide the outwardly extending arm 7 w ich is attached to the frame 2.

This construction will probabl be best understood by referenceto Figs. Iand VII and it will be seen that our bridge, therefore, comprises acentral .cross piece having a doubl folded member therebehind.Consequent y the goggle or mounting may be readily adapted to faceshaving different widths of noses, it being merely necessary to drawoutwardly on the frame 2, thus to a greater or less degree opening upthev loops at the rear of the bar 5 and increasing the pupillarydistance of the mounting as desired; on the other hand tightening up ofthese loops will serve to decrease the pupillary distance.

A further great advantage of, our improved construction is thepossibility, how.-

- ever, of increasing the distance between the lenses without thenecessity 'for disturbing these loops. This adjustment is attained byrotation or shifting of the lenses as indicated by the dotted linesinFig. I. We believe the term rotation canbest be employed to describethis adjusting movement, since the rims are grasped andv simply given atwistin or rolling movement away from each 0t er, which serves to movethe same outward without substantially disturbing the horizontalalinement thereof, and consequently is a particularly desirableadjustment, this movement causing someslight moving of the arms 6 and 7but a relatlvely small amount of bending at these arms attaining thedesired adjustment without (118- turbing the symmetrical appearance ofthe mount1ng.. It is to be noted in the form illustrated in Figs. I toIII inclusive, we have shown the frames 2 and eye cups 3 as integralwith each other, and-further as having stamped therefrom the guardmember 8, the whole thus being formed in a unita structure, although itwill be understoo that we may dispense with the guard 8 or may form thesame separate from and secured into the eye cups or the frames proper,or even to the bridge, as ma prove most desirable.

In Figs. I and V, we have illustrated a further improvement of ourinvention in which we cover the cross piece 5 with a -chenille or othersuitable covering 9, thus rendering the appearance of the same extremelyattractive and desirable, and 1mparting a rich and dressy, look to thegoggle.

In Figs. VI and VII, we have illustrate a unitary one piece constructioncomprising the cross piece 5 of sufiicient length to permit of loopingthereof into the portions6 and 7 the eye wire 2 being integral with themember so 5 and havin projecting preferably from the o posite si ethereof from that on which ,tiib member 5 is located, a second arm 10carrying the guard 8. The use of th1s form of our invention'willprobably be best un-.

8b derstood by reference to Fig. VII, from which it will be seen thatthe eye wiretis shaped to fit within the cup 3, althou h if preferred itmay be constructed to em race the cup 3 and retain the cup and lens inpo- 40 sition in correct relation to each other, while the arin 10 ispreferably rearwardly looped around the cup to bring the ard intocorrect position to permit of ad ustment of the ard while the brid e islooped or folded m the portions 6 an 7 forwardly of the eye wire orframe 2 and has the cross extending portion 5 serving to connect theoposite eye wire or frame members 2, as will be readily understood bythose conversant with the art.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and advantages of our improved goggle shouldbe read-11y apl parent, and it will vided a neat, simple and attractivegoggle which may be readily constructed,

e seen that we have prowhich will have a bridge permit of maximumadjustment of the lenses iiifiz ny desired direction either bIv rollingmovement as illusmad inFig. or by opening r the bonds as ma prove mostdesirable'to secure the exact t, one which on account of the covermg ofthe bridge, as shown-lin Fi IV and V V, and the provision of theguarcFS, will be 05 extremely comfortable under all service conditionsand one which may if desired be constructed from a single piece ofmaterial thus lessening the labor cost of manufacture and making a morefirm and stable mounting less liable to come apart than could otherwisebe provided.

We claim: a a

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with'a pairof lens-receivre ing frames, of a connecting member for said framesdisposed a distance above the centers thereof and. comprisin ahorizontal crosspiece terminatin at eac end into oppositely extendeda'ralle arra d loops located in lo the rear 0 and conceal by the frontcrosspiece, said loops being disposed in substantiall parallel alinementwith'the axis of the enses and secured directly to the lens frames at apoint above the center thereof 86 and in substantially horizontalalinement with the centercrosspiece, whereby the loops affordsatisfactory in a'ndout and twisting adjustment of the lens framesrelative to each other while substantially concealed by 90 the frontalcrosspiece.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a lensrim member adapted to be curved to receive the edge of a lens, of an armextending to one side-of said N rim member and terminating in a guardorbearing member, and a second arm extending from the op osite side ofthe-rim mem ber at'a point a vs the point of extension of the guardmember and adaptedto be formed mto oppositely extended parallel arrangedloops disposed in substantially par-- alle alinement with the axis ofthe lenses, and a straight crosspiece connecting certain; of said 100 sto provide a bridging member '10 substantia y as and for the purposedescribed. In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures'in presence oftwo witnesses.

\ GEORGE L. TULLY.

PITT H. HERBERT. Witnesses:

Mar L. Srsasms, Harris V. Summon.

